Our team of Company Secretaries, Chartered Accountants and legal professionals advises Indian and foreign-owned businesses on every company law event, from incorporation, conversion and capital changes to MCA compliance and closure, under the Companies Act, 2013 and the LLP Act, 2008.
Corporate legal and secretarial advisory covers the company law decisions and filings that change how a business is structured, owned or managed.
Typical events include setting up a company or LLP, bringing in foreign investors, changing directors or shareholders, increasing capital, moving the registered office, converting from one form of entity to another, and closing a business that is no longer needed. Each event has its own approvals, board and shareholder resolutions, MCA e-forms and, for foreign investment, FEMA reporting.
This page covers event-based advisory and structuring. For routine annual filings, board meetings and statutory registers, see our company secretarial services. Foreign companies planning their first move into India can start with our India entry strategy team.
Closure is now governed by the Companies Act, 2013, the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code, 2016 and the LLP Act, 2008. The right route depends on whether the entity has assets, liabilities or ongoing business.
| Route | When it applies | Key filing / authority | Speed & cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strike-off (company) | No business in the preceding two financial years, or business never commenced, with all liabilities extinguished | Form STK-2 with the Registrar of Companies under Section 248 | Fastest and lowest-cost route |
| Voluntary liquidation | Solvent company with assets to distribute that has not committed a default | Section 59 of the IBC, through an insolvency professional and the NCLT | Moderate; suits companies with assets |
| Winding up by the Tribunal | Specific grounds under Section 271, such as fraud or acting against national interest | Petition to the NCLT, with an official liquidator appointed | Longest and most expensive |
| LLP closure | LLP not carrying on business for a year or more | Form 24 with the Registrar under the LLP Rules | Quick, once all filings are up to date |
Before closure, we bring pending ROC filings up to date, clear tax and GST registrations, and coordinate bank account closure. For foreign-owned entities, we also handle repatriation of surplus funds under FEMA.
We review your current structure, records and the change you want to make: set-up, conversion, capital change or closure.
We check applicable provisions under the Companies Act, LLP Act and FEMA, and any pending filings or defaults.
We share a step-by-step plan, then draft resolutions, agreements, notices and declarations.
We help you hold board and shareholder meetings, and obtain approvals from the ROC, Regional Director or NCLT.
We file the MCA e-forms and RBI reports, respond to queries, and track each filing to approval.
We update statutory registers and set up a compliance calendar so future deadlines are not missed.
Whether you are incorporating, bringing in investors, converting, relocating or closing, our team will map out the approvals, documents and timeline, at no cost and with no obligation.
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